2023 Shortlist


The With Intelligence HFM US Services Awards 2023 ceremony took place on the evening of September 13 at Guastavino's, New York. A huge congratulations to all of the shortlisted firms and the winners.

2023 Shortlist

Best administrator - client service

Centaur Fund Services US, Inc., a Waystone Group Company
CSC
Opus Fund Services
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions

Best administrator – emerging managers

Fund Associates
Opus Fund Services
NAV Fund Administration Group
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

Best administrator - fund of hedge funds

Centaur Fund Services US, Inc., a Waystone Group Company
NAV Fund Administration Group
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

Best administrator – middle-office services

BNP Paribas
Citco
CSC
IQ-EQ
NAV Fund Administration Group
Northern Trust - Hedge Fund Services

Best administrator - reporting/regulatory services

IQ-EQ
NAV Fund Administration Group
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

Best administrator – technology

Citco
Opus Fund Services
Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

Best administrator- overall

BNP Paribas
Citco
MUFG Investor Services
NAV Fund Administration Group
Northern Trust - Hedge Fund Services
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

Best Advisory Firm - regulation and compliance

Kroll
Turnkey Trading Partners
Vigilant Compliance
Waystone Compliance Solutions
Weaver


Best advisory firm - tax

Anchin
Cohen & Company
EisnerAmper
EY
Kroll

Best analytics tool

Kayenta
Numerix
Quantifi
SOLVE
Vidrio Financial


Best auditor - middle market

Anchin
Citrin Cooperman
EisnerAmper
Weaver
Withum

Best auditor - overall

Anchin
EisnerAmper
EY
KPMG
Weaver

Best auditor - start ups

Akram & Associates PLLC
Anchin
EY
Michael Coglianese CPA PC

Best boutique prime broker

Clear Street
Stone Mountain Capital LTD
Triad Securities Corp.


Best business banking service

AXOS Bank
BankUnited
FundBank

Best custodian

FundBank
Interactive Brokers
UMB

Best cyber-security service

Align
Elteni, LLC
Linedata
RFA

Best data management solution

Arcesium LLC
AQMetrics
Canoe Intelligence
Northern Trust Investment Data Science - Equity Data Science
Vidrio Financial

Best digital assets provider

Coinbase
NAV Fund Administration Group
Withum

Best EMS

TS Imagine
TORA, an LSEG Business

Best executive search firm

Jensen Partners
Sage Search Advisors
Selby Jennings

Best fund accounting and reporting software

AAIS (Titan)
FIS
IQ-EQ
SS&C Advent
Watson Wheatley

Best information and data provider 

Convergence Inc
ExtractAlpha
M Science
sesaMm
SOLVE
West Highland Support Services


Best innovation in ESG

Apex Group
Maples Group
SESAMm
Vidrio Financial
Zeidler Group

Best insurance broker

Alliant
Lockton
Marsh

Best integrated surveillance firm

ACA Group
Drawbridge
SteelEye

Best IT consultancy

Ryaneyes
RFA
SiS Software Factory

Best law firm - alternative credit

Alston & Bird
Paul Hastings
Proskauer Rose LLC
Schulte Roth & Zabel

Best managed IT service provider

Align
Linedata
Omega Systems
RFA

Best marketing and communications consultancy

Mischa Communications, Inc.
Ovis Creative
Polisi Jones Communications LLC
Prosek Partners
Peregrine Communications

Best offshore governance firm

Athena International Management
Calderwood
Waystone

Best OMS

FlexTrade
Lightpoint Financial Technology
LiquidityBook
Portfolio BI
SS&C Eze

Best onshore law firm

Alston & Bird
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Proskauer Rose LLC
Seward & Kissel
Schulte Roth & Zabel

Best onshore law firm - client service

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Baker McKenzie
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C.
Proskauer Rose LLC
Seward & Kissel

Best onshore law firm start-ups

Alston & Bird
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C.
Proskauer Rose LLC
Seward & Kissel

Best outsourced ManCo

Acuity
Apex Group
Maples Group
Waystone

Best outsourced operations/finance service

Arcesium LLC
Acuity
IQ-EQ
Linedata

Best outsourced trading solution

JonesTrading
LiquidityBook
Meraki Global Advisors
Stone X
TD Cowen
TORA, an LSEG Business


Best portfolio management software

Broadridge
Lightpoint Financial Technology
Orchestrade
Quantifi
Vidrio Financial


Best prime broker

BNY Mellon | Pershing
Interactive Brokers 
Marex
StoneX Prime Services
Societe Generale
TD Cowen


Best prime broker - capital introduction

BNY Mellon | Pershing
Societe Generale
Stone Mountain Capital LTD
StoneX Prime Services
TD Cowen


Best risk management technology provider

Northern Trust Investment Data Science - Equity Data Science
Orchestrade
TS Imagine
Vidrio Financial
Wall Street Horizon

Best shadowing accounting firm

Akram & Associates PLLC
CSC
SS&C Advent

Best tech infrastructure provider

Arcesium LLC
BCC Group International
Canoe Intelligence
Exegy
RFA
Watson Wheatley


Best treasury management solution

Arcesium LLC
Hazeltree
Kayenta


Best valuations firm for hard to value assets

Houlihan Lokey
Oxane Partners

Managed account platform

Innocap Investment Management
Kettera Strategies
MAN FRM

Most innovative technology firm

Arcesium LLC
Backstop Solutions
DiligenceVault
IQ-EQ
Omega Systems
Portfolio BI
RFA
TS Imagine

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